Folding trigger for shutters



Nov .5,1935. N B, GREEN 4 2,019,999

FOLDING TRiGGER FOR snu'r'rans Filed Jan. 30, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I Now/Q5, 1935. v N. B. G EEN 2,019,599 I FOLDING TRIGGER FOR SHUTTERS' Filed Jan. 30, 19:55 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 been o... 5, os I I 2,019,699

2,019,099 r romnvo moons son sum-rims Newton 8. Green, Rochester, N. Y assignorto Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. 1., a

........... RElssu ED 9 Claims. (CL 95-53) Thisinvention relatestophotography'and Fig. 'isasideelevation withpartsbroken more particularly to shutters for photographic away. showing a camera equipped with my imcameras. One of the objects of my invention is proved trigger as illustrated in Fig. l; i to provide a photographic shutter particularly Fig. 6 is a'fragmentary detail of the camera badaptedforuseontheminiatureorsmallsized showninFigibutwiththepartsinapar- 5 cameras'in which the trigger can be of such size tially folded position: that it may be readily operated,- the trigger. be- Fig. 'l is a top plan view of the camera shutter ing made to fold automaticallyso that it may and a portion of the camera front: the camera alsobezenclosedinacameracasingorsothatit beingthesameasthatshowninlflgs. 1and5:

may be made to fold flat against the shutter- Fig. 8 is a'side elevation of a second embodi- 10 Another object of my invention is to-provide a ment ofjmy invention; and trigger which is automatically projected into on Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the camera shown accemible'position when is open and in Fig. 8. Y to provide a shutter trigger which is automatical- In small sized cameras, it is desirable to have v ly retracted toward theshutter when the-camera the shutter trig'ger'proiectedlnto an accessible 15 v is closed. Other objects will appear iromthe 101-. position so that it can! readily operated. lowing specification, the novel features beihg '-1n the embodiment of my invention shown in particularly pointed out in the claims at the end Figs. 1-7 inclusive, the camera may be of the thereof. type having a body portion I and a front portion 90 The recent trend in camera construction is .to I, the front portion carrying a shutter. casing 3, provide the smallest possible camera casing for a. shuttercover 4, and an objective 5 in a cell 8. the size of the fllm used in the camera. Small The shutter I may be equipped with a shutter size films are now quite widely used and it is trigger I, and, as shown in Fig. 1, when the. difllcuit to provide a shutter actuating mechacamera has been opened to make an e a nism such as a shutter trigger of such a size that the trigger 1- projectsto one side of the shutter it will be accessible f p r in the camera cover plates, so that it can be readily operated. a d yet of a size which will permit the camera In order to permit the shutter trigger 1 to fold I o d into he e y l d sp e which is and unfold in the preferred embodiment of my forded by the camera casing. Toover come these invention, I have constructed the shutter trigger an d fl c e I av P d What I 0811' 8 of two parts, I and8, each of which is pivoted i 8 Shutter trigger, which is automatically P upon a stud 9 so as to turn thereon. I

.jected into an operative position when the camspring in tends to turn part I upon the stud era is p n a d which is automatically retracted 9 toward the shutter casing 3 and into a folded to a folded position when the camera is closed. position, hi movement of trigger I will not By Way 0! illustrating my invention. have afiect the trigger part 8, because as trigger l 35 shown cameras of a known folding type equ pp moves in the direction shown: by the arrow in with a folding trigger. Obviously, my inv n Fig. 2, the contacting edge ll moves away from can be applied to advantage to a wide variety mg I: gan'led by the trigger part B. This trig- 01' d re yp s 0! camfifa-sger part is normally held in the position shown 0 40 Coming now to the drawings "wherein like m by means of a spring 3 Reference characters dente like parts mmugh' However, when the camera has been erected for out:

making an exposure and the trigger is in the position. shown in Fig. 2, an exposure can be made by depressing the end of the trigger. as indicated a Fig. l is a front elevation of a. folding camera of known type equipped with a camera-trigger gq ig fi$ 2 .3 22 g; ii m gf d em I a dying 'by arrow A. As the trigger is depressed, the edge Fig 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front eleva- H Wm Strum. the mg the parts 1 and 8 tion of the shutter and trigger shown in Fig. 1, Wm i together a i z' gg but with the shutter cover removed, the trigger Point riding er 9 an being in an unfolded position, member l8, pivoted at I! and having a shutter 50 Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but t t e operating e'nd l8 adapted to engage the trigger arts shown in the position they a sum ft projection 9. :n exposure has been completed; .The construction of the shutter mechanism Fig. 4 is similar to Figs. 2 and 8, but with the itself, aside from the trigger, forms no part of my a trigger in a rest or folded position, 7 present invention andis shown and described in u United States Patent No. 1,988,318, W. A. Riddell, granted July 10, 1934.

The means for operating the movable trigger 1 towards a folded position is a spring" i0, and the means for operating the trigger I toan accessible or unfolded position is the operating lug 29, carried by one of the folding struts 2| which support the camera front 2. This strut is pivoted at 22 to a second strut 23. Strut 2| is pivoted to a camera upon a stud 24.

Strut 23 is pivoted at 24 to the camera frontand at its oppo te end a pin 25 may slide through slot 26. A pin 21 on strut 2| may slide in a slot 28in the shutter front. Thus the shutter will always move parallel to the camera body I and as the struts approach'a totally open position, member 2| will engage a lug 29 on the shutter trigger 1 and move the trigger downwardly into the position shown in Fig.. 2 against the action of spring Ill. The shutter is then in aposition to make exposures. As the camera front 2 is moved toward the camera body I, as illustrated in Fig. 6. member 20 moves away from the shutter trigger lug 29 and permits the shutter lever-1 to move toward theshutter casing'and behind the flange 30 of the shutter cover so that the camera can be folded Fig. 2 shows the position of thetrigger when the camera is open ready for an exposure.

Fig.3 shows the position of the trigger after an exposure has been made and before the trigger has been released. Fig. 4 shows the trigger raised under the action of spring Ill into a position inwhich it lies behind the flange 29 of the shutter cover 4, so that it may fold into the camera body.

In another embodiment of my invention as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, the camera may consist of a simple body ill having a threaded aperture tov receive a screw threaded cylinder 5|, which may carry a shutter 92 integrally therewith. The thread 5| is of such a pitch that a turn ofapproximately 380 will move the shutter from its folded position in which it lies against the body 59 to an open position as shown in Fig.8.

The shutter 52 carries a trigger I! which is pivoted inside of the camera shutter 52 upon a stud 54. The trigger is pivoted with an operating point 55 adapted to ride under the end 58 of a master member 51, which may turn upon a stud 58 and operate a shutter leaf in the usual manner. A spring 59 tends to move the trigger 53 into its unfolded position as shown in Fig. 9.

However, when the shutter is turned in a counter clockwise direction to fold the camera-that is to bring the shutter 52 against the camera body ill-theshutter inv turning through this angle 'moves toward the camera bodyand the trigger will come in contact with a pin 69 carried-by the camera body, this pin causing the trigger 53 to move from the broken line position to the full line position in Fig. 9, against the action of spring 59. Thus the trigger will be moved toward the camera shutter into an inaccessible position in which it is not liable to be accidentally operated or to catch on any foreign object 'an'd become damaged. a

As will be seen from the above two embodiments of my invention, it is not important whether the shutter trigger is held by spring pressure in a folded positionor in an unfolded position since the chief object of my invention is to provide a shutter trigger which will automatically move into an accessible position as the camera is opened. This occurs against spring pressure in the first described embodiment of my shutter casing, of mechanism in invention, and under spring pressure in the second described embodiment of my invention.

It is obvious that triggers can be made to fold and unfold in accordance with my invention in a variety of different types of cameras and I contemplate as within the scope of my invention of such forms as may come within the terms of the appended claims.

' Having thus described my invention, what- I declare is new and desire to secure by Letters 11 Patent of the United States is: I 1'. In a folding camera, the combination with a camera body, of a shutter therefor movably mounted thereon, a trigger movably mounted on the shutter and movable to and from a folded positionin which the trigger lies close to the shutter as distinguished from an unfolded position in which the trigger projects from the shutter, and means for projecting the trigger from the shutter by moving the shutter from the cam 2i era body and into a picture taking position.

2. In a folding camera, the combination with a camera body, of a shutter therefor movably mounted thereon; a trig er movably mounted on the shutter and movable to and from a folded position in which the trigger lies close to the shutter as distinguished from an unfolded posi-' tion in which the trigger projects from the shutter, a spring for moving the trigger in one direction, and means for rendering the springineifec- 3! tive by moving the shutter relative to the camera body, said spring and means cooperating to .fold the trigger as the shutter is moved toward the camera body. 1

3. In a camera shutter, the combination with a 8i said casing, a trigger for controlling said mechanism, a mount 'forthe trigger on which the trigger may move ,idly with respect to said mechanism and into a trigger for controlling said mechanism, a mount for the trigger on which the trigger may move, said trigger comprising two parts adapted to 45 move together to make an exposure, one part being adapted to project from the camera casing, a mount for said parts on which the part adapted to project from the camera casing may turn idly with respect to the other part and into a folded position, whereby the trigger section projecting from the camera casing may be folded toward the camera casing.

5. In a photographic shutter the combination with a shutter casing, of mechanism including a trigger mounted on the casing, the trigger comprising two relatively movable parts, one including a handle and having lost motion with respect to the other part, and a spring adaptedto move one part to the extent of its lost 111 tion whereby an the handle portion may be towards the shutter casing."

6. In a photographic shutter the combination with a shutter casing, of mechanism in said casing, a trigger adapted to project from said cas- 55 ing, for controlling the mechanism, a pivotal mount for the trigger on which the trigger may move idly with respect to' the shutter'mechanism and means to move the trigger idly upon it mount towards the shutter casing carried inside 70 of the shutter casing.

7. In a photographic shutter the combination with a shutter casing, of. mechanism in said casing, a trigger adapted to'project from said cma ing for. controlling the mechanism, a pivotal 15 triu r upon its mount towards the shutter casing.

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